The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-23
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


MISS MARY ANDERSON contradicts the report
that she would marry Forbes Robertson, the
actor.
Boss SHEPARD is seriously contemplating
immediate trip to Europe for the sake of the
voyage.
OSCAR WILDE has become editor of London
journal. and no longer poses the leader OF
astheticism
MISS AMELIA R1vEs the Virginia author.
smokes, rides to hounds. and recently painted
nude portrait of herself
IT is said that the ladies who went to Windsor
to present the Queen with ESQ, 600. jubilee
gift were obliged to pay for their refreshments.
QUEEN VICTORIA wore glasses in public for
the first time last week. The lenses were no
larger than quarter dollar piece, and set in
a plain bit of tortoise shell.
PRINCE FERDINAND of Saxe-C oburg is en-
thusiastic naturalist He possesses of the
finest archaeological collections in the world, and
a notable cabinet of precious stones
THE house in which Payne attempted to
der Secretary Seward at the time of Lincons
assassination is offered for sale. 1t has long
been used the headquarters of the CommiS-
sary-general
Thirteen members of the family of John
Brown live at Las Cacitas, in the San Gabriel
valley, southern California. They almost
overshadowed by the noun tain which has been
FAMED Browns PEAK.
THIS interesting advertisement appeared in
London papers of recent date: ''The Marquis
de Leuville will give interesting address
Modern French Lyrics at the next Soiree Vic
tor Hugo, Paris, and recite Lazara and orig
inal poem in French"
THE bankruptcy of the malodorous Lord Colin
Campbell seems to be complete. The official
statement of his affairs puts his liabilities at
$40, ITO, and his assets at $3.50 About $50. 900 of
the former consists of lawyers bills for services
in he late
allowance of $1,000 year from his father, not
available for creditors claims
HARRISON W. GARRETT. Robert Garrett jr.,
and John W. Garrett. of Robert Garrett.
of Baltimore. are studying American geography
in pleasant manner. They left Baltimore in
May with their tutor, and have travelled
special through Mexico. Texas Colorado and
other parts of the country. They recently
passed through Utah on their way TO California
AN analyst VINO reads character from hand
writing has been examining General Boulan-
gers signature. He finds that the writer has
energy and resolution joined to great benev-
olence. Constancy is q marked characteristic,
while desire to command and consciousness of
personal worth are also indicated. There is also
shown tendency to mock at men and things IN
a mildly satlrical way.
The famous idigitator, Herman, who
died recently at Carlsbad Germany, left
pupils behind him. as he has always held that
"magicians are born. not educated" The only
person he ever tried to Initiate into the myS
teres OF his profession is the Queen of the Bel
gians. to whom he taught some of his wonderful
legerdemain performances during brief stay at
Ostend. The Queen since deigns occasionally to
amuse her intimat with exhibition of her
proficiency In the black art"
A QUA INT-LooKING individual about forty
years of age. with long iron-gray hair covered by
a broad -brimmed white hat. recently attracted
attention the streets of San Francisco. He
proved to be Montana Joe." the most eccentric
character in the Western mines His real name
is Joseph Merybear, and he is a graduate OF
Dartmouth College. he had unlucky love
affair in the East and has been working lonely
claim in Montana for fourteen yesr. He hates
women and leads the life of hermit in the
mountains.
The Boston Transcript tells of little school
boy-a foreigner-who unable to work a
simple exercise that given to the whole
school He was much chagrined at his ina Dility
to handle enough of English TO work the exer-
cise and said that he could do it easily enough
in his own language. The teacher told him.
with q smile. that he could do ii IN his Ian
Cuage if he preferred Thereupon he proceeded
TO cover both side of his slate with two alleged
solutions of the exercise one being written
one side in Hebrew and the other ons the other
side in Russian! The teacher marked him per-
fect-at venture.
1.-THE hanson which conveyed me to the
Guildhall ball." writes Edmund Yates "struck
I'M the procession of royal carriages route
to the same place. in Pail Mall. and, after mad
career among the Life Guards escort, was
stopped in King street. Cheapside, in order that